Meanings
- An unfinished pyramid planned to consist of 120 solid concrete blocks. One block is placed every 10 years. The first block was placed in 1993 and the final block will be placed in 3183.
We can only speculate what Manfred Laber, the artist, had in mind. According to Barbara Schlecht, head of the Zeitpyramide trust, Mr. Laber was fully aware of the consequences of his design.
2024 March 7, Christoph Bartneck, “Zeitpyramide: When Maths and Art Disagree”, in bartneck.de, archived from the original on 18 Feb 20251 more example
They came to see the latest stage in the construction of the “Time Pyramid” (“Zeitpyramide”), a public artwork that Wemding’s citizens are assembling at a rate of one six-by-four-foot block every decade.
2023 September 14, Richard Fisher, “Until 3183 A.D., This Public Sculpture Is a Work in Progress”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2023
Origin
- GermanZeitpyramide
- EnglishZeitpyramide
Borrowed from German Zeitpyramide (literally “time pyramid”).
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Zeitpyramide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zeitpyramide
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